Two More Husker Records Fall in Session Four

Minneapolis,
Minn. - The Nebraska swimming and diving team completed the fourth session of
the Big Ten Championships on Friday morning at the University of Minnesota
Aquatic Center. The Huskers competed in the preliminary rounds of the 400-yard IM,
100-yard butterfly, 200-yard freestyle, 100-yard breaststroke and 100-yard backstroke.

In the morning's first event, Katie Davis finished
26th in the 400-yard IM preliminaries with a career-best time of 4:21.77. The
senior finished 12 spots higher than her 38th place finish in the
event last season.

400-Yard IM Preliminary Results

26th - Katie Davis, 4:21.77 (career best)

40th - Ashleigh Grammar, 4:36.13

41st - Michaela Cunningham, 4:47.06

The session's second event saw Shannon Guy finish
sixth in the 100-yard butterfly prelims with a time of 53.23 seconds, besting
Mariah Hutchinson's previous school record of 54.16 set in 2009. Guy's time
also qualified her for Friday evening's A Final and earned her an NCAA B Cut.

Bria Deveaux (54.91) and Taryn Collura (55.11) also
set career-best times in the event, finishing in 21st and 25th,
respectively. Both Deveaux and Collura qualified for the C Final on Friday evening.

100-yard Butterfly Preliminary Results

6th - Shannon Guy, 53.23 (career best/school record)

21st - Bria Deveaux, 54.91 (career best)

25th - Taryn Collura, 55.11 (career best)

29th - Natalie Morris, 55.31

47th - Melisa Mexia, 57.02 (career best)

In the 200-yard freestyle preliminaries, Bailey
Pons finished 31st with a time of 1:50.01. Senior Sara Weinberg set
a career best with her time of 1:56.41.

200-yard Freestyle Preliminary Results

31st - Bailey Pons, 1:50.01

49th - Kelly Dunn, 1:51.43

53rd - Morgan Flannigan, 1:52.12 (season best)

70th - Sara Weinberg, 1:56.41 (career best)

Ashley Reiter took 26th in the 100-yard
breaststroke prelims with her time of 1:03.68, while Kelsey Larson and Kristin
Strecker finished back-to-back in 34th and 35th places,
respectively.

100-yard Breaststroke Preliminary Results

26th - Ashley Reiter, 1:03.68

34th - Kelsey Larson, 1:04.35 (career best)

35th - Kristin Strecker, 1:04.45

45th - Samantha Hardewig, 1:06.71 (career best)

In the session's final event, Senior Hayley Martin
broke her own school record in the 100-yard backstroke, finishing ninth with a
time of 53.81 seconds. Martin set the previous record at December's Iowa
Invitational when she finished in 54.25 seconds. Her time qualified her for
Friday evening's B Final and earned her an NCAA B Cut.

Senior Ellan Dufour also earned an NCAA B Cut with
her career-best time of 54.98 seconds. Dufour will compete in the C Final on
Friday evening.

100-Yard Backstroke Preliminary Results

9th - Hayley Martin, 53.81 (career best/school
record)

20th - Ellan Dufour, 54.98 (career best)

45th - Rebekah Land, 56.77 (season best)

47th - Bria Deveaux, 56.85 (career best)

51st - Ariel Weech, 57.25

52nd - Megan Ziemann, 57.38 (career best)

The Big Ten Championship's fifth session, including
the finals of Friday morning's events, the 400-yard medley relay, and the three-meter
dive, will take place on Friday evening beginning at 6:30 p.m. Check back in to
Huskers.com and follow @HuskerSwim on Twitter for updates.